In have a question for Mitt, as he is hell bent on protraying himself as a man of the people.  I want to know the last time Mr. Romney had to live pay check to pay check, or when he and his wife had to struggle to get around on public… Read full post »

I was finally able to watch the amazing segment on Rachel Maddow, in which she masterfully deconstructed Rand Paul.  I would have watched earlier, but I was finally offered a job this week after a two year dry spell (Yay Me!), so my ability to be up to the minute has… Read full post »

Imagine you are a single something, male, female, doesn't really matter, and looking to connect out in the cold cruel world with other single somethings, where do you go?  Well, the logical answer might be a church group, or bar (if you're into bars), or friends, or the ubiquitous dating website… Read full post »

The question has been asked "Who are you?"  On the surface, this is a throw away line, a blip, a moment.  But when you look deeper and plumb the depths, what a conundrum is found.   All the questions rush in, "how deeply shall I answer.."

What does your name mean?… Read full post »

I found out 20 years fater his death, that my father was an alcoholic.  I was 14 when he died and to my knowledge, we did not have alcohol in our house.  My mother was vehemently opposed to alcohol of any sort, and though she was kinda crazy, I'm pretty sure… Read full post »

"Rape doesn't exist" my father would often say.  He liked to use visual aids to prove his point, so he would demand a needle and thread.   He would sit in front of me and hold the needle and command me to "thread the needle" while he moved his hands all over… Read full post »

I hate to play Risk.  I fully and freely admit that I suck at the game.  I look at the board with the world conveniently scrawled across it, and don't see benign colored plastic doo dads.  No, I see soldiers, their families, peasants, citizens and people.  And the thought of my… Read full post »

I have an idea.  I think that anyone running for National office should be required, and I mean required, to look for work as a lower to lower-middle class person for a mimimum of 1 year.  That means, no Golden Parachutes, no Daddy's money, no connections, nada, zip, zilch.  They shoul… Read full post »

I saw him from my car and thought “Damn, please don’t let that be him”.    He trudged across the parking lot trailing misery with every step.   His shoulders hunched in his camouflage outfit, oddly out of place in the middle of the city.  Great, I thoug/… Read full post »

I have some suggestions for the companies about to be bailed out. I believe that the bailout should be contingent on a few small requirements.

1. The CEO and top executive pay packages should be funneled into an account which will serve to paydown the debt assumed by the government. Now I… Read full post »

Today, in Mother Jones, David Corn discloses the names and affiliations of the 117 lobbyists working on the McCain campaign. (The full article can be found here.) On this day when McCain is posturing about the evils of Wall Street and the influence peddlers, he has neglected one simple fact: His… Read full post »

If one were charitable, one could call John McCain, Sarah Palin and the entire campaign apparatus misguided and with the best of intentions. However, in my opinion, being charitable stretches credulity to the breaking point. So I'll say it flat out. John McCain, Sarah Palin and the entire campaign ap… Read full post »

  am disgusted.

I can no longer sit idly by and assume that sanity will return before November. I spent the last 2 Presidential elections assuming that the gaping holes I saw in the Republican candidate, namely Mr. Bush, were visible to everyone who profess to care about… Read full post »